Florence Uffizi and Accademia Express
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- No booking fees
- E-ticket/Mobile voucher
- duration 4 hours
- tour type Small group
- age requirement 5-79 yrs
- max group size 15
- guiding method Fully guided
- Tour Code BM-12635
- Footprint Carbonneutral CO2 emissions resulting from all trips on Bookmundi will be offset via investments in carbon reduction projects.
- Operated in English
- Starts/Ends Florence, Italy
HIGHLIGHTS
- The most efficient way to see the two most popular sites in Florence
- Throughout the morning you will be accompanied by a passionate expert guide
- With early entrance at the Accademia Gallery, you’ll beat the crowds
- Bonus: As you walk between the Accademia and the Uffizi you’ll pass a many important sites
Your tour starts early, near the Accademia Gallery, where you’ll meet your group of maximum 24 fellow travellers and your expert, local guide. With one of the first entrance tickets at the Accademia, you’ll head right inside and see Michelangelo’s ‘David’ before much of the crowds show up. David is one of the greatest single works of art in the world. As you stand beneath him, your guide will tell you the story of his creation, as well as the story of its creator, the mercurial genius, Michelangelo Buonarroti. You’ll also learn what makes the statue great in the eyes of so many and the way it has changed the way we view art and life in general. On the way out, you’ll pause by Michelangelo’s unfinished ‘Slaves’ to see the signs of his artistic process and learn more about the struggle that consumed much of his life.
From the Accademia, it’s only a 15-minute walk to the Uffizi Gallery, but you’ll pack a lot of sights into a little city strolling. Chief among them is the Piazza del Duomo. Here you’ll stand in the shadow of one of the largest domes in the world and learn how the colossal church beneath it was designed and built by a group of Renaissance geniuses who were as quarrelsome as they were visionary. You’ll also see the famous Florence Baptistery Doors, cast in bronze by Lorenzo Ghiberti and admired so much by Michelangelo that he dubbed them the ‘Gates of Paradise’. You’ll also see the Palazzo Vecchio, one of the main palaces of the powerful Medici family, whose money was one of the driving forces behind the Renaissance, plus the outdoor sculpture gallery at Palazzo della Signoria.
Finally, you’ll head inside the Uffizi Gallery, home to the world’s greatest collection of Renaissance paintings. It’s also one of the most overwhelming collections in the world, often stifling visitors with art fatigue. Don’t worry; our guides have spent years studying the collection and have picked a lineup of the most significant, interesting, and just plain beautiful paintings in the museum.
The works you visit are arranged chronologically, so your visit ends up being a crash course in the development of western art, including lesser known works by artists like Duccio and Giotto, and bona fide classics by artists like Michelangelo, Botticelli, Raphael and da Vinci. By the time you finish, you won’t just have seen an art museum, you’ll have gained a better understanding of European art.
With the tour finishing up just before lunch, your guide will happily give you some recommendations on where to eat and what to see if you want to keep exploring. Florence is a small city packed with attractions, so now that you’ve seen the two big ones, you can concentrate on diving deeper into the history, culture, and cuisine of this Italian jewel.
From the Accademia, it’s only a 15-minute walk to the Uffizi Gallery, but you’ll pack a lot of sights into a little city strolling. Chief among them is the Piazza del Duomo. Here you’ll stand in the shadow of one of the largest domes in the world and learn how the colossal church beneath it was designed and built by a group of Renaissance geniuses who were as quarrelsome as they were visionary. You’ll also see the famous Florence Baptistery Doors, cast in bronze by Lorenzo Ghiberti and admired so much by Michelangelo that he dubbed them the ‘Gates of Paradise’. You’ll also see the Palazzo Vecchio, one of the main palaces of the powerful Medici family, whose money was one of the driving forces behind the Renaissance, plus the outdoor sculpture gallery at Palazzo della Signoria.
Finally, you’ll head inside the Uffizi Gallery, home to the world’s greatest collection of Renaissance paintings. It’s also one of the most overwhelming collections in the world, often stifling visitors with art fatigue. Don’t worry; our guides have spent years studying the collection and have picked a lineup of the most significant, interesting, and just plain beautiful paintings in the museum.
The works you visit are arranged chronologically, so your visit ends up being a crash course in the development of western art, including lesser known works by artists like Duccio and Giotto, and bona fide classics by artists like Michelangelo, Botticelli, Raphael and da Vinci. By the time you finish, you won’t just have seen an art museum, you’ll have gained a better understanding of European art.
With the tour finishing up just before lunch, your guide will happily give you some recommendations on where to eat and what to see if you want to keep exploring. Florence is a small city packed with attractions, so now that you’ve seen the two big ones, you can concentrate on diving deeper into the history, culture, and cuisine of this Italian jewel.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
- Expert Walks of Italy tour guide
- Skip the line tickets to Florence Accademia (David)
- Skip the line tickets to Uffizi
- Headsets
- Gratuities
- Hotel Pick-Up/Drop-Off
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